Electoral district of Williamstown
| Williamstown Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Williamstown (dark green) in Greater Melbourne | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 1856 |
| MP | Wade Noonan |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Electors | 47,162 (2014) |
| Area | 34 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Williamstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 33 km² urban electorate in the inner south-western suburbs of Melbourne, encompassing the suburbs of Brooklyn, Newport, Spotswood, Williamstown and Yarraville. The electorate had a population of 54,426 as of the 2006 census.
Williamstown is one of only three electorates (along with Brighton and Richmond) to have been contested at every election since 1856.[1] It is a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party which has held it uninterrupted for over a century. Notable former members include John Lemmon, who held the seat for a Victorian record 51 years until his retirement in 1955, and former Premiers Joan Kirner and Steve Bracks.
Steve Bracks held the seat from a by-election in 1994 until his surprise resignation on 30 July 2007. A by-election was held on 15 September 2007, resulting in the election of Labor's Wade Noonan.
Members for Williamstown
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Foster | Unaffiliated | 1856–1857 | |
| George Perry | Unaffiliated | 1857–1859 | |
| George Frederic Verdon | Liberal | 1859–1868 | |
| Thomas Mason | Unaffiliated | 1868–1871 | |
| Alfred Clark | Liberal | 1871–1887 | |
| James Mirams | Liberal | 1887–1889 | |
| William Carter | Labour | 1889–1894 | |
| James Styles | Labour | 1894–1900 | |
| Alexander Ramsay | Commonwealth Liberal | 1900–1904 | |
| John Lemmon | Labor | 1904–1955 | |
| Larry Floyd | Labor | 1955–1973 | |
| Gordon Stirling | Labor | 1973–1988 | |
| Joan Kirner | Labor | 1988–1994 | |
| Steve Bracks | Labor | 1994–2007 | |
| Wade Noonan | Labor | 2007–present | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 18,417 | 44.6 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Alan Shea | 11,569 | 28.0 | −2.7 | |
| Greens | Simon Crawford | 8,547 | 20.7 | −1.9 | |
| Voice for the West | Libby Krepp | 2,268 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Independent | Khalil Wehbe | 457 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,258 | 95.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,175 | 5.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,433 | 92.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Wade Noonan | 27,441 | 66.5 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal | Alan Shea | 13,849 | 33.5 | −3.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Historical maps
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Location within Greater Melbourne area, 1859
External links
- District profile from the Victorian Electoral Commission
- Map of the Electoral District of Williamstown, 1855
References
- ↑ "Re-Member (Former Members)". State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ State Election 2014: Williamstown District, VEC.